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The St. Johns herald., 1887-05-12
Drawing Him Ont.

"I am going to have the celebrated Prof. von Dunkelheim at the reception to-night, said Mrs. Marlborough Crpsus to Mrs. Sharpe: "he's great acquisi- tion-so very profound and learned, you know-but he won't talk. Nobody has succeeded in making him talk. If there's anybody at Newport that can draw him out. my dear. it's you, and I want you to try your skill on him." "Wha 8 his speciality"
 Butter" (That was what Mrs. Sharpe understood Mrs. Marlborough Cra>us to say.)
 Butter? Why, that's queer fad for q learned professor. But I'll do my best"
 That evening. at the reception. Mrs. Sharpe opened out bravely upon Prof. von Dunkelheim at the first opportunity. "As we were driving ut on the island this afternoon. professor" said she. "I saw some of the most beautiful herds of Jersey COWS that have ever seen in my life"
 "Ah?"
 "And at one place the COWS beyond the fence contemplated us with such gentle. tender eyes, and such soulful moos that for moment forgot their
 
 tions. But after all, thought, 1t is not them, but for the butter they produce" "Um."
 Mrs. Sharpe rattled on about the COWS for conversational mile or two without drawing out any response from the pro- lessor.
 Ut is because he thinks don't know anything about the way butter is made that he won't talk" thought Mrs. Sharpe. "Well, will convince him that do know something about it."
 And she proceeded 10 discuss the creamery methods in vogue in Vermont, with an infinite deal of talk about cool CTS and temperature and mechanical butt, IT workers, and so on. She hadn't crammed on the subject all the afternoon for nothing.
 But not word could she get out of tho professor beyond the "Um :" and "Ahf"
 He was plainly very much bored and edged away after while. Mrs. Sharpe was in despair.
 Presently Mrs. Marlborough Crpsus got her into a corner and said:
 Why. what in the world do you mean by talking forever to Prof. von Dunkel- helm about cows and creameries and all that sort of thlng?
 Isn't that his speciality Didn't you tell me SOP"
 "Why, never in the world !''
 What is 1t, then, for heavens sakeT "Buddha, of course. He's written any number of books about Buddhism. There is a marked coolness now be- tween Mrs. .Sharpeand Mrs. Marlborough Crpsus. Mrs. Sharpe says that a woman who pronounces "Buddha like but ter is hardly fit for cultivated society. Fl Boston Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-05-12
Value of Toushened Timber.

By thenew process of toughening tim- Der, 1t is claimed that the effect pro- duced upon white wood, is such that a cold chisel is required in order to split it.
 This reeult is accomplished by @ special method of steaming the timber and submitting it to end pressure, techni- cally upsetting 1t,
 By this means the cells and flores are compressed into one compact mass {; and it is the opinion of those who have experimented with the process that wood can be compressed to the extent of some seyenty-five per cent, and that some of the timber now considered unfit for use in such work as carriage build- ing, for instance, can be made valuable by this means as substitute for ash. hickory, etc.
The St. Johns herald., 1887-05-12
What Is a Crank?

A crank is said to be man who con- tinually thinks, talks, and writes upon the oEly subject he does not understand. -[San Francisco Alta.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16

MOB MEADOWS, of Christian county
Missouri, was assas ,inated by unknown
persons while walking through the woods
near Ozark, Tuesday. This is the forty
third murder to the credit of Christian
county s'since the war;
PROFESSOR q. S. CLARK, Superintendent
of public schools at Henderson, KY, was
shot and killed Tuesday by Professor
Thomas Posey, principal of the high
school. An old feud had existed between
the men.
MRS. HUDSON, postmistress at Clio, La,
and her son were recently brutally treated
by four men, who are still at liberty. Some
years ago the husband of the woman was
compelled to leave the country, and the
intercepting of letters by her son re-kind
led the animosity felt against the family.
AS the result of contest over a tree
claim near Huron, D. T., Monday fore
noon, Simeon Nelson shot and killed Mrs.
Shaw's sister, Miss Lyman, aged %. Mel
son also fatally wounded man named
Kiltey, and then returning to his home,
blew his own brains out with rifle.
Two Seminoles who murdered a COM
rade about three weeks ago have been
shot to death near the Seminole agency
in Indian Territory, having in the mean
time been tried, convicted, and sentenced
by due process of law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
FOREIGN.

Mr.. IsMAY, of the firm of Ismay & Lor-
les has offered 100000 to start pension
found at Liverpool for disabled sea-
men.
The eviction of twelve tenants on Glare
island was attended by the usual distres
sing scenes.
EvIoTIoNs have been resumed at Bodyko
Ireland. The sheriff and his posse are
under protection of force of six hun
dred soldiers and policemen.
ONE section of the French party of the
left has adopted the proposition for the
election of the senate by universal suff-
rage.
THE mehdi has decided TO make no
more attacks on the Egyptian frontier
for the present, in order to hasten the
departure of the British army occupa-
ton.
IT is reported that hidden treasure to
the value of e95, 900, 600, has been discov-
cred in the palace of deceased Vizir at
Rabat, Morocco. The Sultan, it is said,
has confscated the treasure, and is hav
ing it conveyed to the imperial Golfers.
AT a meeting of the Cabinet as first
constituted General Saussier announced
his intention of withdrawing the military
bill. His colleagues opposed such action
on the ground that it would be inconsit-
ent with the dignity of the country, but
General Saussier persisted in withdrawing
the bill, and was obliged to surrender
the war portfolio.
LAWRENCE DONOVAN jumped from Lon
don bridge into the Thames, Saturday,
'1n honor" as he explained, "of the
queens jubilee" He is the "hero" of
previous jumps from the Brooklyn bridge
and the suspension bridge at Niagara
:alls.
The race for the Grand Prize of Paris
was won at Chantilly, by the bay flly
Tenebreuse. The odds against the win
ner were to L. Merry Hampton, who
won the English Derby, was the favorite
at 2 to 1 on, but did not get place.
The distress in Hungary increases
hourly. Numerous lives havo been lost.
Entire herds of cattle have been drowned
at Maso, near Vienna. The food has
reachd Csanad County, and fully $4,000
acres of wheat land will soon be inundat-
ed. ongard is Submerged. 1t is cal
culated that $4,000 families have been
ruined by the floods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

CLOUD BURSTS at Oberlin and C1ncin-
natl yesterday, caused heavy damage.
"a MISSIONARY named Reid, who left Iowa
for central Africa last winter, is reported
to hava been eaten by cannibals.
FIRE in the Eagle Flour Mills at st
Louis, Monday, caused loss of $4,000;
fully covered by insurance.
MISS HATTIE ARNOLD, of LENA Ohio, at
tempted to kindle fire with gasoline,
and was burned to death, Monday.
LIGHTNING struck the wires of the De-
Gator Telephone Exchange Tuesday, and
set fire to the tower. The wires were rem
dered useless.
WHILE umpiring the Athletics-C Gin
cinnati game Tuesday, at Philadelphia,
Mr.. Cuthbert was hit by ball, resulting
in the bursting of blood vessel.
FIVE boys were drowned in the Maquo-
keta River, near Davenport, Iowa, Mon
day, while bathing. Two Maquoketa
families named Beck and Hingle, are the
sufferers by the accident.
FIFTY-THREE persons are believed to
have been killed by an explosion of fire
damp in a Westphaiia colliery. Forty
bodies have been recovered.
The Hon. EDWARD BLAKE, the Opposit-
ion leader, is quite ill at Toronto, Ontar-
10, and fears are entertained that he
will not survive threatened attack of
paralysis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
THE LATEST KILOGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.

MILWAUKEE coopers struck Monday
not hoop was placed. Nearly $50 men
are out. The employers say no conces-
sions will be granted.
AT Hudson, Wis, Tuesday, took place
the formal opening of the Oliver Wen
dell Holmes Hospital. It was gala day
for the town. and the exercises were of a
most interesting nature.
The output of flour at Minneapolis was
la, $50 barrels, against 107,780 barrels
the previous week. The market is dull
Receipts of wheat for the week, 8O1, 1850
bushels; shipments, 459, 760 bushels.
The remains of ex-Vice President
Wheeler were Inferred Tuesday at Nal
one, N. Y, the funeral services being
held in the Congregational Church. A
number of distinguished gentlemen were
present.
j. G. DoNNELLY, State Executive at
Milwaukee, Wis, of the Irish National
League, Monday received from Mr.. Glad
stones private secretary letter express
ing the thanks of the Liberal leader for
the sympathy of the Wisconsin citizens
for the home rule movement.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland cele
brated the first anniversary of their wed
ding by going fishing on Saranac lake
They will spend several days at Albany
on their return to Washington, the guests
of Governor Hill.
WINE was served to guests in several
prominent New York hotels Sunday for
the purpose of testing the validity of the
excise law. Warrants will be sworn out
against the walters who served the wine,
and thew will he brOuoht To trial aft onca
The Judgment in their cases will govern
the course of the hotel-keepers in the
future as to the matter of Sunday wine.
COLLECTOR SALToNsTALL, of the port of
Boston, has imposed fine of $1,000 up
on the Cunard Steamship company for
allowing demented pauper to land from
the vessel Cephalonia in violation of the
express orders of the alien commission
ers. This action will doubtless have
wholesome effect in restraining the trans
atlantic lines from evasions of the law
forbidding the landing of paupers, crimi-
mails, lunatics, etc., upon American soil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
Rad FIFTEEN WIVES.

HAD FIFTEEN WIVES,
and, after thinking it all over for day
and night, I says to Jane at st. Louis,
says 1; Jane, them Mormans are the chaps
that have fifteen wives that read about
a year ago last christmas. 'Sho,' SAYS
she. True, for certain says I. 4 Just
thought ont well, then,' says she, we're
going to get right off this expedition
and go back home. But I thought I'd
make sure about it, and SO says to her
It's big stretch before we get to Utah,
and I'll just investigated and did. At
first the agent said it was great mis-
take. The Mormons are deeply relig-
ious people, who lived on the fat of the
land, and there was no truth in the wife
story. This satisfied US, and we went on
piece. Finally I made up my mind that
everything was all right, and not until
this morning that one of the fellers drop
ped remark that opened my eyes. When
1 taxed him with it he said right out that
he was going to have fifteen wives if he
lived long enough, and when l made a
disturbance to the boss about it he finally
confessed. That was enough for us. He
tried to quiet US down, but he couldn't.
We told him we were a-gOing to get off at
the first stop, and that if he interfered
with US weed put the law on him. He
didn't have nothing to say after that, only
to try and get US to keep still. That's how
we came here.
At last, when the East bound train came
along, the queer couple got aboard, and
as it was pulling out the old man waved
his hand to the baggageman and said: If
ye ever come down Chattanooga way,
come and see me. Pm good for good
many years yet"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
Cleaning House.
'Sing a song of cleaning house !!
Pocketful Of nails.
Four-and twenty dust-pans,
Cor,,bbip q hrnoroc q nd nails !

FOur-aOQ twenty OuSG- pans, &
Scrubbing- brOOmS and pailsp'
Don't upset all the rooms of a house at
once. Turning the house upside down in
day is what drives the husband to dis
traction. Husbands are delicate and should
be approached with these annual vista
tions gently. Attempt no move in the
morning that cannot be finished before
dinner and then the husbands face will
be wreathed in ten thousand smiles. Let
the remainder of the day be devoted to
forgetting the work of the morning, and
reserving fund of strength for the day
to follow. Even in this busiest season, a
retreat Of rest, made interesting by topics
of general interest, culture of flowers and
reading, is important to prevent becom-
ing mere housekeeper and nothing
else.
A house that is kept in anything like
fair order, does not require hut one gen
erel annual cleaning, and this should be
in the springtime and not in the fall.
All nature, with her March winds and April
showers, puts her house in order and sets
this excellent example. The bees then
clean their hives as completely as any
human housekeeper. But how to do all
of this work without Overtaxing the
strength will be of the greatest interest.
Cleanliness is good thing but it will not
atone for loss of strength. There is no
duty so important as unimpaired health.
Undertake no more in one day than can
be accom- plished wish ease and pleasure.
Have no foolish rivalry about trying to
Guido some neighbor. Let all the thought
of house cleaning be an idea that it is a
refining and elevating work. This pro.
cess will elevate commonly considered
drudgery into genuine atmosphere of
n0etru
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
HAD READ OF THE MORMONS.
Tennesseean Who Realized His Danger in
Time to Escape 1t.

Tennesseean Who Realized His Danger in
Time to Escape 1t.
New York Sun
The west bound train on the AtchisOn
Road pulled in here to-day on time, and
the first person to alight was an elderly
man with long gray hair and whiskers.
Then came pleasent-faced old lady. AS
both reached the platform, the old man
turned round and, addressing thick-set
man in black who stood on the car-steps,
said: "I'm agettin' off right here, [ tell
ye." The man on the platform looked
embarrassed, but said nothing, and the
old man ambled up to the baggage car,
where he presented his checks and had
three OF four trunks piled off. Then he
walked down the platform, and as he pas
sed car window he would give his head
a significant toss and say:
''Ye better come OFF,
Nobody followed his example and pres
emily the train moved on, leaving the old
couple sitting on their trunks and view
ing the landscape in silence. After a
while the baggageman went up to them
and asked what he should do with their
trunks.
ooh, just nothing at all. Mr.. Man,"
was the old gentleman's reply. sYou just
leave 'em until the next train comes along
and we will clear out like a house a-fire,
Won't we Jane? If you've no objections
worth speaking of, we'll just sit here and
wait.
WE'RE USED TO IT"
An hour or two later the baggageman
told them that it would be a good while
before the train east bound would be
along. and this remark led to others, till
at length the old man got to telling the
official what he and several Others were
dying to find out, namely, why he got off
the train.
You see," the stranger observed, s'we
came from down in Tennessee, the
Chattanooga way, and this makes three
times that we've been picked up. Once a
! lightning rod man did it. The next time
it was Bohemian oats. This time I amt
al ute clear what it was, but it's probly
| them Mormons with the seventeen wives
you've heard of. Now I'll tell ye. Last
| winter there was as likely man as ye
| ever see came to our neighborhood a.
holding meetings and getting up colony
| for to 90 to Utah, and lots of the folks
| lined in and agreed. After while they
| got me and Jane worked up and when
| they told US abc1t the richness of things
and showed how the community were
prospecting, and how religious everybody
was, it struck US that that ar was the place
| for Us. We had two boys in the Confed-
crate army, both killed with Hood, and
our emily daughter she left US long ago
and is living now in Atlanta, and as things
didn't seem right we just thought weed
take up with this here Teller and go IN
with his caravan. Now can tell you that
I never thought much on this here thing
until we got started, and then all of a
sudden it came to me that them Mormons
was the same as
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
WASHINGTON.

ABOUT $17,OOO,OOO OF the called 8 pei
cent. bonds still outstanding are held by
national banks az security for circulation
Comptroller Trenholm believes these will
all be replaced by other bonds by Sept 1.
A PATROL of the coasts of the United
States by vessels of the revenue marine
has been established by the treasury de-
partment, as safeguard against the in
PRODUCTION of the infectious diseases
from abroad.
CHIEF ENGINEER MELVILLE has arrived
in Washington from Philadelphia, and re
ports fast progress in the work of de-
signing the engines and boilers for the
nineteen-knot vessels.
The Treasury Department is informed
through the State Department that Rus
STA has raised the import duty on iron
and steel and on articles manufactured in
whole Or in part from these metals, from
25 to 80 per cent.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
has issued an order regarding transpor-
tation of Indian supplies that will be of
of interest to Western roads and river
lines. He has found that through rate
from New York to Nebraska and Mis-
souri, River points is more than the COM
bined rate from New York to Omaha and
from Omaha to any of these points
would be.
TEE Pacific railroad commission con-
Guided its hearings at Washington Satur-
day, when Mr.. Charles Francis Adams
made a statement of the wrongs and
hardships inflicted upon the innocent
Union Pacific corporation by tyrannical
and remorseless government. Time was
when Mr.. Adams looked upon this mat
ter III very different light, but that was
before he become president of the Union
Pacific at salery of 500 a day or
more.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
Jealousy in Gotham
NoIx Nail and EXnrQ,

A prominent society lady in this city is
having a costume made that will cause
all the other social leaders to turn green
with envy. She has received informa
ton about a handsome dress that the
Princess of Wales has just had made,
and is going to have one exactly like it.
She recently told reporter how the cos
tune is to be built. 1t is tailor-made,
principally of blue and white-striped
cloth. The skirt has foundation of
blue velvet, embroidered with white silk
spots, while the overskjrt is composed
of cloth draped in costly style, the
right being caught up with a blue and
white silk girdle to match, while the left
side opens the entire length to show a
panel of embroidered velvet. A habit
shaped waist buttons diagonally across
the front, with high collar and tuii
scarf waistcoat of the velvet. Ihere 10
an over-iacket of novel design mace ol
the same cloth and trimmed to match the
costume.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS
They Favor Liberal Construction of |
&c. Four and Approve Sec. Five.
Recommend Uniformity Of Freight
Rates and Use of safety Appliances.
The Tramp Nuisance Becoming Serious
at Duluth and Spirit Lake.
RAILROAD MATTERS.

The Commissioners Convention Adopt Resolu-
tiOns and Transact Other Business.
ST.. PAUL, June 1.-THE convention of
the railroad commissioners of the North
western states this morning passed the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this con-
ventlon the phrase, under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions" in
the fourth section of the interstate law
is to be construed literally, and that
lower rate to the manufacturer or pro-
Queer is not in conflict with the spirit of
this section of that law, provided that all
persons and localities under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions are
treated alike as they would respectfully
ask from the Interstate commerce COM
mission an official Interpretation of the
section.
The secretary, to whom was referred
returns to be made by railroad compa-
MES, recommended that no change be
made this year, but that the Interstate
commission call general convention of
railroad commissioners to consider the
matter and adopt uniform blanks. Re-
port adopted.
Nv OI liOi5 hp SioSSihSlViOh
reported, calling the attention of the in
ter-state commission to the utility and
Importance of maintaining uniform
classification covering the railroad freight
traffic of the entire country. A reso
luton strongly approving section five
of the Interstate law and asking its en-
forcement by the national and state com-
missions was passed. After the discus
sion of safety appliances of freight cars,
resolution was passed declaring it the
imperative duty of railroad companies to
equip their freight cars as fast as prac
ticably possible with safety or
automatic coupling draw-bars, and
with power brakes, and also,
that unless the railway com panies
commence this work within certain
time that it be the duty of the railroad
commissioners to recommend the enact
ment of proper laws looking to the &C
mplishment of this much desired end.
In reference to the Sunday work ques-
ton the commissioners strongly recon-
mend that no more trains be run on Sun
day than is imperatively necessary to the
public welfare. The executive committee
was given power to call the next meeting
at any time before congress convened.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16

VAssAR girls ate, the past college year,
$4,000 pounds of smoked meats; nearly,
5000 pounds of turkeys: over 1905
pounds of chickens; nearly 1000 pounds
of fish; 80, 900 CLANS; 141 gallons of oys-
tiers; go barrels of -four; $4,000 pounds
of butter; $4,000 quarts of milk; 25,00o
pounds of sugar; 10000 oranges and
lemons; 10000 bananas; over 1000 bush
els of potatoes and 100000 buckwheat
cakes. The sweet Vassar girl graduate
should be a rather substantial creature.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
Families Shamefully Abused by Tramps-

DULUTH, Mimi, June 1.-THE tramp
nuisance hereabouts is becoming serious.
Hordes of filthy Migrants swarm about
this and other lake points. Tuesday they
raided the house of a settler at Spirit
Lake named Sweden, abused him and
his family shamefully and finally hung
him by the neck until nearly dead. Yes
terday afternoon an excited messenger
from the same locality brought in the
news of another large party who were
boldly entering houses and abusing the
inmates. Last night Captain DeCoursey
with squad of st. Paul and Duluth po-
lice went out to Spirit Lake on special
train but could not succeed in finding the
miscreants who had received notice of the
coming of the officers and fed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16

The Vassar girls do not make much of
a showing in the base ball columns of the
newspapers but they have eaten 100000
buck wheat cakes during the college year
and want to know what college beats that
showing in this line.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16

The arguments in the case of the Am
erican schooner David j. Adams, seized
by the Canadian authorities for buying
bait, were concluded in the Admiralty
Court at Halifax Nova Scotia. The court,
after hearing counsel, decided that the
American was entitled to buy bait the
same as to repair damages, or that she
could procure ice the same as she could
water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16

MISS MARY CHILpERs, Georgia school
distance of fifteen miles, and at the muz-
zle of shot gun forced John Majors to
apologize for circulating slanderous re-
challenge to fight a duel and was on the
ground at the appointed time but John
came not. The man who will say Miss
Mary isn't pretty doesn't live in that part
of the country.